Hello! We use rendition numbers as follows: We use a Prefix to determine the kind of media: IMG for images, VID for video, AUD for audio, DOC for documents, and PHY for physical transparencies. We then use the object number, followed by a series of suffixes that denote if it’s an alternate view, a verso, a detail, a conservation image, etc. It seems to work ok for us, and my OCD is happy when all the numbers match up. ☺ I’m not sure how useful it is, except that I can query the object number in media and hopefully have all the media show up there. Good luck! Jeanne ************************* Jeanne Noonan Associate Registrar Chrysler Museum of Art 245 West Olney Road Norfolk, VA 23510-1509 Phone 757-333-6275 Fax 757-664-6201 http://www.chrysler.org/ FREE ADMISSION to our permanent galleries! On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Maja Clark <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi All, For rendition numbers, we’ve been using the default auto-generated format: R.current year-next sequential number, e.g., R.2010-1, R.2010-2, etc.. Does anyone use a different numbering convention? I admit, perhaps revealing great ignorance, that I’ve never needed to run a query based on rendition #. I’m wondering how rendition #s can be particularly useful & whether modifying the default numbering format is worth considering. Many thanks, Maja Maja Clark Collections Manager, Shangri La Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art 4055 Papu Circle Honolulu, HI 96816 (808) 792-5506 www.shangrilahawaii.org<http://www.shangrilahawaii.org/> -- Lucille Stiger Registrar Allen Memorial Art Museum 440.775.8668